Biography:

Jean Forster has research interests in chronic disease risk reduction strategies, particularly community-level policy intervention studies in alcohol, tobacco control, UV exposure and equity in health, especially among American Indians. She teaches Public Health Policy as a Prevention Strategy and Legislative Advocacy Skills for Public Health.

Ph.D. in Genetics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

M.P.H. in Community Health Education, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC

Lenk KM, Rode P, Fabian LEA, Bernat DH, Klein E, Forster JL. Cigarette use among young adults: Comparisons between two-year college students, four-year college students, and those not in college. Journal of American College Health. 60(4):303-308, 2012. PMCID: PMC4032113